What a new agreement means for Hollywood and AI.
The Dispatch→ Who Wants to Buy a Monorail?
The soft utopianism of easy choices.
FactCheck.org→ Post Makes Unsupported Claim Trump Purchased a Handgun
Quick Take While campaigning in South Carolina, former President Donald Trump saw a handgun at a gun store with his image and name on it. “I want to buy one,” he said. An online video shows Trump in the store, but the post claims he p
The Dispatch→ The ‘Draft Youngkin’ Conspiracy
When the truth hurts too much.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Ms. Frizzle, this isn’t a Magic School Bus, it is just a religious skit.
A video shows children disappearing from inside a school bus.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – New York City mosquito spraying program harms mosquitos, not humans
New York City is spraying unsafe pesticides to combat West Nile virus.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Two-year old video claims to show Biden body double, but offers no evidence
A Sept. 20 video shows President Joe Biden’s body double.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Arizona’s governor didn’t ‘mysteriously’ step down. She was in DC less than a day and is back now
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' brief trip out of state this week has been wildly misrepresented on social media and conservative news sites.
FactCheck.org→ Online Posts Misrepresent Purpose of USDA Community Garden Database
Quick Take A U.S. Department of Agriculture program that promotes the growth of community gardens in areas with little access to fresh food encourages community groups to register with the USDA. But social media posts misleadingly suggest the USDA
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – El gobierno federal no proporciona paneles solares gratuitos
"En ciertos estados el gobierno de Estados Unidos comprará los paneles por ti y te los dará sin ningún costo en caso de que te pases a energía solar en las próximas semanas".
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Arizona’s Senate cannot and did not indict Gov. Katie Hobbs
Arizona Senate “indicted” Gov. Katie Hobbs.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the Pentagon didn’t release footage of a gigantic UFO
“Pentagon releases NASA footage of 2,000 mile long UFO near Saturn.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Estados Unidos no está bajo emergencia por tormenta helada, ese video es del 2022
"Se declara emergencia máxima" por congelamiento en Estados Unidos.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Clickbait post promises former President Donald Trump crying ‘after losing everything.’ That doesn’t
“Three minutes ago Trump cries after losing everything after new evidence exposed.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Cocaine was discovered at the White House, but claims connecting the drug to Biden are unfounded
President Joe Biden and his son snorted cocaine in the White House.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Apocalypse no. Fear-mongering Facebook post provides no evidence for claims.
Video shows “everyone will be wiped out in 21 days.”
The Dispatch→ Shutdown Incoming
Breaking down lawmakers’ options for breaking the stalemate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Florida Man Did NOT Shoot His Male Doctor For Giving Him An Orgasm During A Prostate Exam
Did a homophobic man from Florida shoot his male doctor twice in the chest because he had an orgasm during a prostate exam? No, that's not true: This 'Florida man' article is fictional and was published by the now-defunct fake news and sa
Full Fact→ Housing asylum seekers in hotels costs around £8 million a day
The Prime Minister appeared to understate the cost when claiming in local TV interviews that £5-6 million a day is spent on hotels for “illegal migrants”.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: A Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency broadcast system test on Oct. 4 won't activate nanoparticles contained in COVID-19 vaccines.
The Dispatch→ Nikki Haley and Tim Scott’s Collision Course
Plus: Donald Trump hopes to shut down more GOP debates.
Full Fact→ Michael Kors is not offering handbags for £3
The company confirmed it is not running any such promotion.
Logically→ Fake news report shared to level human trafficking charges against Indian politician Mahasena Rajesh
Logically→ Fake news report shared to level human trafficking charges against Indian politician Mahasena Rajesh
Full Fact→ Ministerial corrections and battling hoax posts: how our fact checking had an impact this summer
Fact checking isn’t just about publishing fact checks. We take action to slow and stop the spread of bad information.
Logically→ Report claiming Zelenskyy’s security guard caused a brawl at a U.S. bar is fabricated
Logically→ పాకిస్థాన్ క్రికెట్ జట్టు భారత దేశానికి వచ్చినపుడు పాకిస్థాన్ వ్యతిరేక నినాదాలు చేయలేదు
Logically→ झारखंड में महिलाओं पर पुलिस लाठीचार्ज का पुराना वीडियो मध्य प्रदेश की हालिया घटना बताकर वायरल
Logically→ ಕಾವೇರಿ ಜಲ ವಿವಾದ: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ತಮಿಳಿನ ಲಾರಿ ಚಾಲಕನ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಲ್ಲೆ ನಡೆಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲು ೨೦೧೬ರ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Full Fact→ How has the number of prison officers changed under the Conservatives?
The Prime Minister claimed the number of prison officers has increased by 4,000 “over the past few years”.
The Dispatch→ India and Canada’s Fraying Relationship
Plus: Saudi Arabia reaches out to the Palestinians.
Logically→ ইণ্ডোনেছিয়াৰ পুৰণি ভিডিঅ’ মণিপুৰত কুকি লোকৰ প্ৰশিক্ষণৰ বুলি শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ No, pro-Indian PM Modi slogans were not raised at Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s rally
Full Fact→ World Economic Forum founder has not urged world leaders to give him control of their countries
Scrutiny of the speech made by Klaus Schwab shows he said no such thing.
The Dispatch→ Are We Doomed Yet?
Legion of normals unite.
The Dispatch→ The Impending Government Shutdown is Nothing But Theater
The loudest Republicans have failed to produce any coherent strategy to rein in deficits.
The Dispatch→ How Well Is Rural America Doing? You’d Be Surprised
Elizabeth Currid-Halkett’s ‘The Overlooked Americans’ rejects grim depictions of rural life.
The Dispatch→ A Mideast Mega-Deal in the Making
Instability undermines efforts to include the Palestinians in a Saudi-Israeli peace deal.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Flooding In Germany ‘Right Now’ — Clips Are Dated And Also Show Other Places
Does this video show images of flooding in Berlin "right now"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories was able to identify most of these scenes and none show flooding in Berlin. While several clips showing flooding from the summer of 2023, muc
PolitiFact→ Gavin Newsom – Fact-checking what Gavin Newsom told Sean Hannity about energy independence
“We are more energy independent today” under President Joe Biden.